U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2013

Joga Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Joga Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 16, 2013 · Schroeder, Graber, Paez
538 F. App'x 770

Joga Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Joga Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immi *771 gration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen. Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Singh’s motion to reopen as untimely where the motion was filed over three years after the BIA’s final order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Singh failed to present sufficient evidence of changed circumstances in India to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limit for filing motions to reopen, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); Malty v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 942, 945 (9th Cir. 2004) (“The critical question is ... whether circumstances have changed sufficiently that a petitioner who previously did not have a legitimate claim for asylum now has a well-founded fear of future persecution.”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid *771 ed by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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